Car-coupling



(No Model.)

P. J. NORTON.v

GAR COUPLING.

v No; 324,269.

INVENTOR 7Zfl7 MM ATTORNEYS.

Patented Aug, 11, 1885.

WITNESSES 9 NlTED STATES ATENT Frrcn.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIEICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 324,269, dated August11, 1885.

Application filed December 19, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it mag concern.-

Be it known that I, PHILO JAY NORTON, of Bristol, in the county ofOntario and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedGar-Ooupling, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The invention consists in a draw-head provided with a transversebufferbar arranged to slide in the draw-head in the direction of thelength of the same, the said bar being guided by slots in the sides ofthe draw-head and being pressed toward the outer end of the draw-head bysprings.

The invention also consists in a coupling- 15 link having a longitudinalslot, two longitudinal prongs at each end, and a head or disk on theupper surface at each end.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 shows two of my improved carcouplings in plan View. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional elevation of the same on the lines at m, Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional elevation of the same on the line 3 3 Fig.1.

In the outer end of the draw-head A a rod,- B, is secured,a shortdistance above and parallel with the bottom of the draw-head, and on thesaid rod a sleeve, 0, is mounted to turn loosely. Above the said rod B atransverse shaft, D, is j ournaled, the ends of which extend to thesides of the car, and are provided with crank-handles D, hand-wheels, oranalogous devices for turning the shaft. From the said shaft D acoupling-pin, E, or frame F, projects downward at the middle of thedraw-head, the said pin or frame when swinging downward being behind therod '13. The front piece of the frame F is inclined downward and towardthe rear.

' A transverse buffer-bar, G, is passed through longitudinal slots H inthe sides of the draw head, and is thus guided to slide forward andback. The buffer-bar G is pressed toward the front of the draw-head byspiral springs J, surrounding rods K, fixed on the rear end of thedraw-head and projecting loosely through the buffer-bar. The rods K canbe "the inner surface of one side of the draw-head,

or in the slots J H.

The coupling-link L has a vertical longitudinal slot, N, extendingnearly from end to end, and at each end has two horizontal prongs, N,the lower prongs projecting beyond the upper prongs.

A disk, 0, is pivoted on each end of the link in a recess in the top ofthe upper prong. The ends of the prongs are beveled.

The operation is as follows: When a drawhead is not coupled the free endof the coupling pin or frame rests on the bottom of the draw head. Theentering link slides over the sleeve 0, swings back the coupling-pin orframe, and strikes the buffer-bar G, which passes in between the prongsN. The bufferbar breaks the shock, is pushed back, and the springs K arecompressed. The coupling pin or frame drops through the slot M, and thecars are thus coupled.

To uncouple, the coupling pin or frame is swung up by means of the shaftD and the handle D. When the link enters at an angle the edge of theentering disk 0 strikes against and thus the inner end of the link isguided to the middle of the buffer-bar.

I prefer to pivot the disks or flat heads 0, but they can be heldrigidly, if desired.

The upper surfaces of the draw-head are covered, with the exception ofthe slot through which the pin E or the frame F swings.

In uncoupling, the frames F are swung up, and as the link is withdrawnit strikes the short projection formed by the frame F, on that side ofthe shaft D opposite the one on which the frame F is held, therebyswinging the frame F down ready in position for coupling.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a car-coupling, the combination, with the draw-head A, of the rodB, the sleeve 0, the buffer-bar G, and the springs J, substantially asherein shown and described.

2. A coupling-link having a disk pivoted arranged between the sides ofthe draw-head 50 Q on the uppersurfiree at each end,substm1tially I diskpivoted on the upper surface at each as herein shown and described. end,substantially as herein shown and dc- IO 3. A coupling-link providedwith a longii scribed.

tudinal slot from top to bottom and two hori- T 1 T 5 zontal prongs ateach end, substantially as PHILO JAY LQR'IOL' and for the purpose setforth. \Vitnesses:

4. A coupling-link provided with it longi- B. F. JENKINS,

tudiiml slot, two prongs at 021011 end, and a F. K. MUMANN.

